Project validation
CDR projects must be validated before credits can be issued for any recorded removals. The validation process involves multiple stages, some of which is managed in the Certify platform and some via your assigned Registry Operations Manager and contracted verifier.
Overview page
On creation of a new project, the Certify Overview page provides a status update of the outstanding tasks required in the product for your project validation and first credit issuance.
Validation checklist
During the validation process, a supplier must prepare a detailed Project Design Document. Templates for this document can be downloaded from the Validation checklist section of your project in Certify.
The Validation checklist also summarizes all of the protocol and module requirements needed for validation and ongoing reporting and monitoring.
Confirm project settings
The settings for your project are displayed in the Project details section. For many protocols, no additional settings need to be provided to those provided during project creation.
For the protocols listed below, additional settings must be provided as part of your project setup.
These choices determine the data required for Validation and Verification. To edit a setting, click the ... icon next to it.
Settings are locked once your project has been validated or relevant data has been uploaded. Make sure you set your project settings before uploading your data. If you need to edit a project setting after it has been locked, please contact support@isometric.com.
Validation process
For validation of a new project, the following steps will also be completed after signing a supplier agreement with Isometric.
Pre-screen
In preparation for submitting a PDD and an LCA to a Validation and Verification Body (VVB) for review, Isometric’s Registry Operations team supports suppliers in refining both documents to pass for entry into a 30 day public comment period.
Public comment period
The supplier’s project details and PDD are published on the Isometric Registry allowing for subject matter experts, interest groups and the general public to provide feedback for a period of 30 days. Feedback is reviewed by Isometric before sharing with the supplier and VVB and amendments are recommended.
Any confidential or commercially sensitive data in the PDD can be redacted in the public version of the document.
VVB selection and contracting
Isometric opens an RFP to a network of approved VVBs and selects a verifier based on competency and availability.
Site visit and report
The VVB prepares a validation plan based on the protocol requirements and arranges site visits as part of project validation. The validation report is submitted to Isometric for review.
Validation
Once any required amendments or clarifications are addressed, the project is validated and the status is updated on Isometric’s Registry.
Verification
While verification of CO₂ removals for credit issuance are an independent process from project validation, they may be conducted in parallel. See the Building an LCA tutorial and Carbon Accounting section of the documentation for further detail on reporting removals.